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Old 12-19-2008, 07:22 AM   #3
Nephythys
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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis View Post
Pedant alert:

It's a fun problem, but it works every year. You just would have added 1757 or 1756 last year and 1756 or 1755 the year before. If you do the algebra where x is the first number you choose, you'll see.
I suspected that! Thanks for confirming-I just copied it so I claim no credit for the 2008 thing
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